I first encountered the To Go Brands products at the Natural Products Expo in Boston last October.\u00a0 The company manufactures portable, single serving, antioxidant-rich drink mixes, designed to be added to a bottle of water (one of the\u00a0product slogans\u00a0is “Water’s Best Friend”).\u00a0 The mixes come in five different varieties: Omega-To-Go, Green Tea Energy Fusion, Berrie Crush Plus C, Acai Natural Energy Boost and Go Greens.<\/p>\n
Manufacturer’s Description:<\/strong> Go Greens\u00ae ~ A Salad Bar in Every Packet\u2122! Do you get enough fruits and vegetables in your diet? Wish you could carry your fruits and veggies with you wherever you may roam? Now you can with Go Greens\u00ae! Made with 15 certified organic fruits & veggies, it has the antioxidant power of 6 servings of fruits & vegetables in just 1 packet! A delicious green apple flavor. It\u2019s Healthy To Go\u00ae!<\/p>\n Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n Comments:<\/strong> I picked up a box of 6 packets at my local Fred Meyer for $7.59 – pricey, although less than what they were selling for on the product web site ($8.95). Netrition.com had the best price, however ($5.99) – so if you’re interested in the product, it’s worth doing some comparison shopping online.<\/p>\n The box claims each packet has an ORAC value of 4000 – which is a pretty solid number. The label, however, suggests that the bulk of this probably comes from added, antioxidant extracts (i.e., green tea extract, grape seed extract, etc.) rather than the vegetable and fruit powders. While this doesn’t matter from your body’s point of view, it’s important to not misinterpret statements like “Antioxidant power of 6 servings of Fruits & Veggies” as “Nutritional<\/strong> power of 6 servings of Fruits & Veggies”. Needless to state, a packet of Go Greens is NOT the equivalent of 6 servings of veggies\/fruit w\/respect to common vitamins, minerals or fiber. Thus, the slogan on the box, “Salad Bar in Every Packet” needs to be qualified, somewhat.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, Go Greens has its advantages: its low in calories and has no added sugar(s), which makes it a suitable addition to most diets. It also has a pleasant, sweet, fruity flavor that belies the somewhat unappetizing color (sort of a pea-soup green).\u00a0 Of the green drinks I’ve tried, I thought this was one of the better-tasting ones.<\/p>\n [usrlist “Taste:4.0” “Quality:4.5” “Efficacy:3.0” “Value:2.5″ avg=”true”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I first encountered the To Go Brands products at the Natural Products Expo in Boston last October.\u00a0 The company manufactures portable, single serving, antioxidant-rich drink mixes, designed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,7,10,1],"tags":[21,102,111,116,270,278],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":598,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Serving Size 8 grams
\nCalories 32
\nCalories from Fat 4
\nTotal Fat <1g
\nSaturated Fat 0g
\nTrans Fat 0g
\nSodium 12mg
\nPotassium 93mg
\nTotal Carbohydrates 6g<\/td>\nDietary Fiber <1g
\nSugars 1g
\nProtein 1g
\nVitamin A 2100 IU 41%
\nVitamin C 28mg 46%
\nVitamin K 29mcg 36%
\nCalcium 23mg 2%
\nIron 369mcg 3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \nNature’s Greens Blend 1400mg<\/strong>
\nBarley Grass Juice, Chlorella
\nNature’s Antioxidant Blend 395mg<\/strong>
\nIsoquercetin\/Rutin, Aloe Vera Extract, Marigold Extract (10% lutein with zeaxanthin), Cinnamon Bark, Cinnamon Extract, Blueberry, Green Tea Extract, Grapeseed Extract, Cranberry, Raspberry, Tart Cherry, Pine Bark Extract, Broccoli, Tomato, Carrot, Spinach, Kale, Brussels Sprout, Bilberry, Elderberry, Pomegranate, Blackberry
\nNature’s Garden Blend 1755mg<\/strong>
\nApple, Lemon, Carrot, Spinach, Quinoa Sprout, Peach, Kale, Broccoli, Acai, Cranberry
\nNature’s Super Fruits 305mg
\nAcerola Cherry Extract, Apple Extract, Pomegranate Extract, Mangosteen Extract, Acai Extract
\nNature’s Fiber Blend 2250mg<\/strong>
\nRice Bran Soluble, Oat Beta Glucan
\nNature’s Sea Vegetables 70mg<\/strong>
\nDunaliella Salina, Atlantic Kelp
\nNature’s Super Tea Blend 160mg<\/strong>
\nGreen Tea Extract, White Tea Extract
\nLecithin 650mg
\nSteviaLite (Stevia rebaudiana) 205mg
\nOther Ingredients:<\/strong> Natural Flavors (plant-based), Erythritol, Silica (prevents caking), Citric Acid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n